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Explosions in Damascus Target Shiites From Iraq, Kill At Least 40 - NPR Sat, 11 Mar 2017 15:46:00 GMT

NPR

Explosions in Damascus Target Shiites From Iraq, Kill At Least 40 NPR Two explosions killed more than 40 people in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday in an attack that seemed to target Shiites visiting holy sites from Iraq. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but there are a number of ... Iraq FM: 40 Iraqis killed in Damascus blastsKSPR Iraq: At least 40 killed in Damascus bombing targeting Shi'itesIndia Today The Latest: Iraq FM: 40 Iraqis killed in Damascus blastsKTAR.com all 142 news articles »

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MLS player to miss World Cup Qualifying with Iraq due to fear of Trump travel ban - CBSSports.com Sat, 11 Mar 2017 18:59:00 GMT

CBSSports.com

MLS player to miss World Cup Qualifying with Iraq due to fear of Trump travel ban CBSSports.com Columbus Crew player Justin Meran, also a member of the Iraq national team, won't represent the country in upcoming World Cup Qualifying matches because of President Donald Trump's travel ban. The player is concerned about his possible re-entry into ... Justin Meram turns down Iraq call-up due to travel ban fearsGoal.com Justin Meram out of Iraq national team over travel concerns | SI.comSports Illustrated all 6 news articles »

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Officials Release Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes in Syria, Iraq ... - Department of Defense Sat, 11 Mar 2017 14:38:40 GMT

Department of Defense

Officials Release Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes in Syria, Iraq ... Department of Defense U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 28 strikes consisting of 111 engagements against ISIS ... Assad gave Iraq green light to strike ISIS in Syria: officialAMN Al-Masdar News (registration) all 13 news articles »

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Iraq's pro-government forces discover mass grave in Mosul - Deutsche Welle Sat, 11 Mar 2017 19:02:41 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Iraq's pro-government forces discover mass grave in Mosul Deutsche Welle It is the latest discovery in Iraq as the country's paramilitary forces continue to take back territory captured by IS three years ago. Iraqi forces have uncovered dozens of mass graves containing hundreds, if not thousands, of bodies, as they push ... ISIS Tries To Offset The Imminent Loss Of Its Caliphate In Iraq and East SyriaWestern Journalism Iraq Bristles at UN Push to Gather Evidence of IS CrimesVoice of America 'Fierce' ISIS Counter-Attacks Threaten US Gains In IraqDaily Caller Rudaw -Aljazeera.com -Daily Mail all 843 news articles »

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Iraq Is Off the Travel Ban List, But Iraqis Most in Need Not Helped by Trump's New Order - Common Dreams Sat, 11 Mar 2017 20:28:02 GMT

Common Dreams

Iraq Is Off the Travel Ban List, But Iraqis Most in Need Not Helped by Trump's New Order Common Dreams In its revised executive order, the Trump administration dropped Iraq from the list of Muslim-majority countries for whom travel to the United States is suspended for 90 days. The move came after heavy lobbying from the Iraqi government, plus an outcry ... and more »

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For students at an American university in Iraq, travel ban debate is keenly felt - Christian Science Monitor Sat, 11 Mar 2017 12:01:29 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

For students at an American university in Iraq, travel ban debate is keenly felt Christian Science Monitor recalls Mohammed Salh Qadir, a third-year international studies student at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS). Iraq was removed from the revised executive order Mr. Trump signed this week, after legal challenges struck down the first ...

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'These are dangerous times': the man who sued George W Bush and the Iraq war - The Guardian Sat, 11 Mar 2017 11:00:39 GMT

The Guardian

'These are dangerous times': the man who sued George W Bush and the Iraq war The Guardian The plaintiff was Sundus Shaker Saleh, an Iraqi teacher, artist and mother of five, who had been forced to leave Iraq in the wake of the invasion and the country's subsequent devolution into civil war. Once prosperous, her family had lived in poverty ...

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British Iraq and Afghanistan war memorial sacrifices justice for propaganda - RT Sat, 11 Mar 2017 12:08:00 GMT

RT

British Iraq and Afghanistan war memorial sacrifices justice for propaganda RT In advance of the anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq on March 20, 2003, the British government has unveiled a memorial to British servicemen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan between 1990 and 2015. The 682 British soldiers killed while serving in ... and more »

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Amal Clooney to Iraq, UN: Don't let ISIS "get away with genocide” - CBS News Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:55:00 GMT

CBS News

Amal Clooney to Iraq, UN: Don't let ISIS "get away with genocide” CBS News UNITED NATIONS --- Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged Iraq and the world's nations on Thursday not to let the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) “get away with genocide.” The wife of actor George Clooney, who represents victims of ISIS rapes ... Amal Clooney to Iraq: Allow UN probe of Islamic State Yazidi crimesReuters Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney pushes Iraq to allow UN probe of Islamic State crimes against YazidisABC Online Amal Clooney demands UN prosecute Islamic State over genocide in IraqExpress.co.uk The Australian -The indy100 -International Business Times UK all 253 news articles »

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US Deploying Thousands More Ground Troops to Kuwait to Fight in Iraq, Syria - Antiwar.com Sat, 11 Mar 2017 05:01:03 GMT

Antiwar.com

US Deploying Thousands More Ground Troops to Kuwait to Fight in Iraq, Syria Antiwar.com Instead of directly deploying thousands of additional ground troops into Iraq or Syria, the sort of precipitous escalation that might get Congress voting on the war, the Trump Administration appears to have decided that the solution is to send ... US deploys 2500 paratroopers to Kuwait, ready for missions in Syria & Iraq – reportRT all 5 news articles »